First and fifth periods began learning the format of the journal entries we will be working on this final quarter (though they didn't know that at the moment). We worked on using rationales to...
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Miss Havisham and Choices
First and fifth periods continued with the new unit on choices. We'll soon be shifting to an extended reading assignment that deals directly and specifically with choices. Second and fourth periods...
Project Start and Unit Initiation
First and fifth periods began the choice unit. We looked at a piece on choice written in the Schaffer model and began looking at the question of what affects the significance of a given choice....
Sentence Types and Presentations
First and fifth periods went through their presentations for Mary Todd Lincoln. Students presented their findings and then evaluated other groups' presentations. Second and fourth periods worked on...
Parsing Expectations and Final Prep
First and fifth periods had a final day to prepare for their presentations on Mary Todd Lincoln, which will take place tomorrow. Second and fourth periods went over the homework, which involved an...
Final Prep and Phrases
First and fifth periods had a final day of preparing their PowerPoint presentations on the commitment of Mary Todd Lincoln. Second and fourth periods began Great Expectations by looking at phrases...
Research and Reward
First and fifth periods continued with the Mary Todd Lincoln research. We'll be doing one more day of work on them before we actually present after the break. Second and fourth periods more or less...
Powerful Presentations and Dead Mockingbirds
First and fifth periods worked on their presentations about the issue of Mary Todd Lincoln's sanity. Second and fourth periods continued with To Kill a Mockingbird< Homework First and fifth...
Powerpoint Work and Major Projects
First and fifth periods worked on finishing up the research for the justice unit, which is spilling over a bit into fourth quarter. Additionally, they began working on their Powerpoint presentations...
Research and Character Analysis
First and fifth periods continued with the research portion of the third quarter unit. We will be finishing this up next week, with the final major grade for the assignment appearing in the fourth...
Research and Presentations
First and fifth periods continued working on research for the justice unit. We'll have one more day tomorrow and a partial day of research Monday. Second and fourth periods finished up their...
PASS 2013 Day Two
Today we had day two of the 2013 PASS test. Fifth period began research for their final unit three project: a presentation on the alleged insanity of Mary Todd Lincoln. Homework First and fifth...
